The Concorde Chase Weekend 2025

25-26 Jan 2025

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Entered Urban: 233
Entered Concorde Chase: 480
Location
Courses

Saturday Urban at Great Hollands

Course 1 (Men Open) 10.6km 50m climb
31 Controls
Entry limit: 25
Entered: 24

Course 2 (Men Vet 40+, Women Open) 9.2km 45m climb
Entry limit: 42
Entered: 37

Course 3 (Men Supervet 55+, Women Vet 40+) 8.4km 35m climb
Entry limit: 48
Entered: 43

Course 4 (Men Ultravet 65+, Women Supervet 55+) 7.1km 30m climb
Entry limit: 65
Entered: 61

Course 5 (Men Hypervet 75+, Women Ultravet 65+, Women Hypervet 75+) 4.3km 20m climb
Entry limit: 55
Entered: 47

Course 6 (Men Junior 16-, Women Junior 16-) 3.5km 15m climb
Entry limit: 17
Entered: 13

Course 7 (Men Young Junior 12-, Women Young Junior 12-) 2.2km 10m climb
Entry limit: 8
Entered: 8


Sunday Concorde Chase at Cold Ash

Black (M21) 11.6km 335m climb
35 controls provisionally
Entry limit: 20
Entered: 20

Brown (M20 M35 M40 W21) 10.0km 295m climb
32 Controls provisionally
Entry limit: 32
Entered: 30

Short Brown (M18 M45 M50 W20 W35) 8.1km 240m climb
30 Controls provisionally
Entry limit: 62
Entered: 58

Blue (M16 M55 M60 W18 W40 W45) 6.6km 205m climb
Entry limit: 97
Entered: 83

Short Blue ( M65 M70 W16 W50 W55) 5.0km 180m climb
Entry limit: 120
Entered: 101

Green (M75 W60 W65) 4.6km 160m climb
Entry limit: 87
Entered: 72

Short Green (M80 W70) 3.9km 120m climb
Entry limit: 50
Entered: 46

Very Short Green (M85 M90 W75 W80 W85 W90) 3.3km 95m climb
Entry limit: 32
Entered: 25

Light Green (M14 W14) 3.4km 120m climb
Entry limit: 19
Entered: 17

Orange (M12 W12) 2.8km 95m climb
Entry limit: 9
Entered: 8

Yellow (M10 W10 ) 2.4km 80m climb
Entry limit: 21
Entered: 20


All courses are subject to final controlling
Saturday course lengths are optimum route (provisional)
Sunday Course lengths are shortest reasonable route (provisional)

Saturday - Course 1 has 31 Controls.
Sunday - Black, Brown and Short Brown courses (M18- M50 , W20-W35) have 30 or more controls.
You will require a dibber which can hold 30+ records. If you own an SI card5 or SI card8, you will need to hire a SIAC card as part of your entry.


The Sunday event incorporates the SCOA championships which is open to all BO members who have SCOA as their nominated region.
The Championship age categories are listed against the relevant course above.
If you are competing in the SCOA championship, please enter by age category.
If you are entering your own age group or 'running up', please enter by the correct age category. If you are 'running down', please enter by course.

Features a junior tent in assembly - meet up for a chat and some snacks - juniors from all clubs welcome.

Entry Fees
From 1st January:
    Saturday Urban - early entries
        Senior: £13.00
        Senior Novice: £6.50
        Non member charge: £2.00
        Senior Chip hire: £2.00
        Junior/Student: £6.50
        Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
    Sunday Concorde Chase - early entries
        Senior: £16.00
        Senior Novice: £8.00
        Non member charge: £2.00
        Senior Chip hire: £2.00
        Junior/Student: £8.00
        Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
From 20th January:
    Saturday Urban - late entries
        Senior: £15.00
        Senior Novice: £7.00
        Non member charge: £2.00
        Senior Chip hire: £2.00
        Junior/Student: £7.50
        Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
    Sunday Concorde Chase - late entries
        Senior: £18.00
        Senior Novice: £9.00
        Non member charge: £2.00
        Senior Chip hire: £2.00
        Junior/Student: £9.00
        Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Entries after 19th Jan 2025 are subject to map availability.

SIAC dibbers are £2.00 to hire (free for Juniors). Please take care of them as we must charge £72 for any lost dibber.

There is a £2 discount for competitors entering both days
Event Information

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Sat 25th Urban - Great Hollands, Bracknell: One of the largest and most technical high-density housing areas in the UK, providing high-quality, low-traffic racing throughout. We have combined Great Hollands with Wildridings for the first time. Older juniors can enjoy technical courses, younger juniors stay on paths in the Great Hollands area.
Start times are from 10:30 -12:30 Courses close 14:40

Sun 26th Forest - Cold Ash, Hermitage: The 45th year of BKO's Concorde Chase event, the second-largest annual event in the South of England. This year, we are returning to Cold Ash - last used for the British Orienteering Long Champs 2023
Start times are 10:30 - 12:45 ( except Black starts 10:30-12:15)
Courses close 14:30


You can enter one or both of the days by clicking on "Enter Now".

Concorde Chase Weekend 2025